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Type of roof
flat roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs. The slope of a roof is properly known as its pitch and flat roofs
Flat_roof
Top covering of a building
pitched roof but provide excellent weather protection at a relatively low angle. In regions where there is little rain, an almost flat roof with a slight
Roof
Type of pub
flat-roofed pub is a public house with a flat roof, often located on housing estates. They are frequently of concrete construction, with flat roofs rather
Flat-roofed_pub
Roof shapes include flat (or shed), gabled, hipped, arched, domed, and a wide variety of other configurations detailed below. Roof angles are an integral
List_of_roof_shapes
Danish window manufacturer
available as optional accessories for all flat roof window models. The VELUX roof balcony combines a top-hung roof window features a lower section that extends
VELUX
Barrier extending upward a wall at the edge of a roof
was required, with the roof set behind. This was continued in many Georgian houses, as it gave the appearance of a flat roof which accorded with the
Parapet
Roof material
bills. Most flat roofs are not perfectly sloped, causing water to puddle in some areas, in particular around the drains and scuppers. Many roof coatings
Roof_coating
Measure of roof steepness
deviates from the horizontal. A flat roof has a pitch of zero in either instance; all other roofs are pitched. The pitch of a roof is expressed as a fraction
Roof_pitch
Open, raised, flat area of a landscape or roof
external, raised, open, flat area in either a landscape (such as a park or garden) near a building, or as a roof terrace on a flat roof. Terraces are used
Terrace_(building)
Four-sided gambrel-style hip roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides
Mansard_roof
Construction of the roofs of houses
The steepness or roof pitch of a sloped roof is determined primarily by the roof covering material and aesthetic design. Flat roofs actually slope up
Domestic_roof_construction
Tile used to keep out rain
including the Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. The tegula is a flat tile laid against the surface of the roof, while the imbrex is a semi-cylindrical tile laid over
Roof_tiles
Profession specialising in building roof construction
roofer, roof mechanic, or roofing contractor is a tradesperson who specializes in roof construction. Roofers replace, repair, and install the roofs of
Roofer
1967 painting by David Hockney
background, two palm trees loom over a large single-storey house, with flat roof and large sliding glass doors, in front of which an empty director's chair
A_Bigger_Splash
Roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge
Are based on a simple design principle. More weather-resistant than flat roofs May allow an attic to be turned into living space if the pitch is sufficient
Gable_roof
1966 painting by David Hockney
Splash retained the bonnet-roofed pavilion, but the building became a longer, lower modernist structure with a flat roof in A Bigger Splash. In The Splash
The_Splash
Roof covered with vegetation
A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing
Green_roof
Ingush architecture
with the pyramidal-stepped roof originated in Ingushetia. Flat roof towers were usually built with 4–5 floors. Their roofs were reinforced for defense
Ingush_towers
Building in Whittier, Alaska
weather. Completed in 1957, the building has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. It is 14 floors high and is made up of three connected towers. Gaps of
Begich_Towers
Swedish dollhouse company
culminated in the production of the 'Flat Roof' or 'Terrace' house between 1966-67. As its name suggests it had a flat roof, allowing children to place garden
Lundby_(company)
Component of a water discharge system
of a flat roof, removal of water is essential to prevent water ingress and to prevent a build-up of excessive weight. Water from a pitched roof flows
Rain_gutter
Former movie theater in Washington, D.C.
the city was paralyzed. The snow accumulation on the Knickerbocker's flat roof put significant strain on the structure, and on the evening of January
Knickerbocker Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Knickerbocker_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)
Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California
feature a "flat roof" design, an integral part of buildings in Los Angeles today. The pattern of buildings in Los Angeles to feature these "flat roofs" was
Wilshire_Grand_Center
Historic district in New York, United States
mansard roof is pierced by three hooded round-arched dormers on the west and a brick chimney on the south end. A railed porch with flat roof runs the
North Grove Street Historic District
North_Grove_Street_Historic_District
Historic building in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
construction – load-bearing steel elements with brick infill covered by a flat roof – made it possible to forego structural reinforcement of the building
Bauhaus_Dessau
North American house style briefly popular in the 1850s
feature a flat roof and a veranda that encircles the house. Their unusual shape and appearance, quite different from the ornate pitched-roof houses typical
Octagon_house
Style of roof tiling using arched tiles in both layers
style of arranging roof tiles, using semi-cylindrical tiles similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and
Monk_and_Nun
American painter
crouches alertly before him: a cowboy pointing a six-gun. They are on the flat roof of an apartment building in Hoboken, N.J." Charles Schreyvogel Papers
Charles_Schreyvogel
Overlapping plates for covering a roof
Shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from
Roof_shingle
Roof of a building that is designed to provide temporary water storage
release of stored water, typically rainfall. Blue roofs are constructed on flat or low sloped roofs in urban communities where flooding is a risk due
Blue_roof
Roofing in historic Chinese architecture
most of which were sloped, although some flat roofs (Chinese: 平屋顶; pinyin: píng wūdǐng) were employed. Flat roofs were particularly common in regions of
Traditional_Chinese_roofing
geometric shapes with local influences visible, minimal ornamentation and a flat roof, all features commonly found in Soviet architecture. Tashkent Circus,
Architecture_in_Central_Asia
German holding company
buildings, aluminium roof and facades for new projects or refurbishments, as well as structural steelwork, facades made of glass and flat roof systems. Recent
Mutares
Structural element of a building
converge at the ridge—analogous to the hip roof. Flat roof dormer The roof of this dormer is a single flat plane approximately horizontal (although usually
Dormer
Type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls
A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls — thus, a hipped roof has no gables or other vertical
Hip_roof
American architect
disaster (January 28, 1922), when a record snowfall collapsed the theater's flat roof, killing 98. Geare was closely associated with Harry M. Crandall and with
Reginald_Geare
Metal rod intended to protect a structure from a lightning strike
perimeter of flat roofs, or along the peaks of sloped roofs at intervals of 6.1 m or 7.6 m, depending on the height of the rod. When a flat roof has dimensions
Lightning_rod
Hole or depression used as shelter
earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, or dug into a hillside. They can also be semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out. These
Dugout_(shelter)
constructed by raising roof's sloping side to an almost vertical side. It is similar to the flat dormer since it has a flat roof, although the windows
Loft conversions in the United Kingdom
Loft_conversions_in_the_United_Kingdom
Type of house
oblique walls on the sides. Šumperák is a one-storey family house with a flat roof, where the living rooms are situated on the first floor, the ground floor
Šumperák
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Rooftop primarily refers to: The top of a roof In particular, the top of a flat roof Rooftop or Rooftops may also refer to: Rooftops (film)
Rooftop_(disambiguation)
Third generation of Subaru Legacy
0-liter flat-4 to naturally aspirated 3.0-liter. Even though dimensions became mid-sized, it was still rated by the EPA as a compact car. Flat roof wagons
Subaru Legacy (third generation)
Subaru_Legacy_(third_generation)
Modernist home in Lincoln, Massachusetts
trellises. There is a second-story outdoor deck and a partially-enclosed flat roof. The interior spaces are grouped around a central stair hall, and they
Gropius_House
Church in Vienna, Austria
during the second Austro-Turkish war; the top was then replaced by a flat roof. When Joseph II gave the church to the Italians as a present, they transferred
Minoritenkirche_(Vienna)
Water diversion feature on a roof
than the main roof, however for low-slope or flat roofs, it is more common to see the cricket be at least 50% greater slope than the roof, to minimize
Cricket_(roofing)
Part of a building
building that are not covered by a roof, such as the terrace on the rooftops of many buildings. Nevertheless, a flat roof on a building is counted as a floor
Storey
Type of tomb in ancient Egypt
mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of
Mastaba
Pooling of water in the built environment
typically on a flat roof or roadway. Ponding water accelerates the deterioration of many materials, including seam adhesives in single-ply roof systems, steel
Ponding
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
structure, with a flat roof and wooden clapboard siding. The building is notable for its high parapet and its unusual porch balustrades. The roof line has a
Building_at_51_Hunt_Street
Mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan
it was rebuilt in 1788. It is a large one-story brick building with a flat roof, supported by 212 wooden columns in 17 rows. Its total size is 55 x 46 m
Juma_Mosque,_Khiva
Mid-sized car by Subaru
California's LEV emission standard. Flat roof wagons were no longer manufactured worldwide, and instead the raised roof is used for both the Legacy wagon
Subaru_Legacy
Small defensive fort
an ideal platform for a single heavy artillery piece, mounted on the flat roof and able to traverse over a complete 360 degrees. A few towers had moats
Martello_tower
United States historic place
structures on concrete foundations, with flat or monitored roofs. The first factory was a three-story flat-roofed red brick building, measuring 72 feet by
Reo_Motor_Car_Company_Plant
Flat outdoor surface connected to a building
decked patio. "Roof deck" refers to the flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to form a roof, and they may
Deck_(building)
United States historic place
telescope was placed on its flat roof to create an observatory, although in the early 1860s the flat roof was replaced with a pitched roof. Beginning in 1877,
Tip-Top_House
Topics referred to by the same term
magazine Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly under a flat roof, that houses mechanical equipment Penthouse may also refer to: Penthouse
Penthouse
South Asian Sufi saint (1190 – 1295)
measures 18 meters by 24 meters and its carved wooden pillars support a flat roof and it is decorated with glazed tiles in floral and geometric designs
Jalaluddin_Surkh-Posh_Bukhari
Roofing material is the outermost layer on the roof of a building, sometimes self-supporting, but generally supported by an underlying structure. A building's
List of commercially available roofing materials
List_of_commercially_available_roofing_materials
House in Madison, Wisconsin
system embedded into the floor, and it is covered by three levels of flat roofs with protruding eaves. There is a brick chimney mass at the corner of
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Herbert_and_Katherine_Jacobs_First_House
German heavy tank prototype
prototype design. The first eight turrets produced had lower sides and a flat roof with raised centre section to allow the gun to be depressed through a
VK_45.01_(P)
Australian architectural style
rustic materials, clinker bricks, low gutter lines, and raked roof lines rather than flat roof lines. The term 'Sydney School' is thought to be first described
Sydney_School
Glasshouse for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London
developed his techniques with the Chatsworth Lily House, which featured a flat-roof version of the ridge-and-furrow glazing, and a curtain wall system that
The_Crystal_Palace
German architect (1908–1982)
built a flat-roof house for Karl Schwend in Munich and was cautioned from the new authorities, because from 1933 on the building of a flat-roof house was
Sep_Ruf
Species of succulent
East Asia. It has been proposed as an ideal plant for the "greening" of flat-roofed buildings in Shanghai, China, due to factors such as its ability to tolerate
Sedum_lineare
Final public performance of the Beatles
would have had to take all the stuff, so we decided, "Let's get up on the roof." — Ringo Starr, 2000 According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, it is
The_Beatles'_rooftop_concert
Mountain in California, United States
observation post. In 1959. the U.S. Forest Service replaced the hipped roof with a flat roof that could be used to land a Bell-47 helicopter. The wood siding
Cone_Peak
Zoroastrian excarnation structure
their construction, have an almost flat roof, with the perimeter being slightly higher than the centre. The roof is divided into three concentric rings:
Tower_of_Silence
United States historic place
roof. Stone belt courses run between the stories. People's State Bank (3401 Michigan Avenue): constructed 1925. A one-story building with a flat roof
Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District
Michigan_Avenue_Historic_Commercial_District
Corporate museum
Schwanzer. The roughly circular base is only 20 meters in diameter, the flat roof about 40 metres. The entrance is on the ground floor BMW 428i Cabriolet
BMW_Museum
Type of roof that can retract
are flat, ridge, hip-ridge, barrel and dome. A residence might incorporate one or more 3' by 5' retractables; a bar or restaurant a retractable roof measuring
Retractable_roof
Historic post office in Virginia, US
style. Atop the entrance portico is a dome that rises above the buildings flat roof and is supported by four fluted limestone piers. The interior features
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)
United_States_Post_Office_(Arlington,_Virginia)
Photovoltaic materials used to replace conventional building materials
pitched roofs, flat roofs, curved roofs, semi-transparent façades, skylights, shading systems, external walls, and curtain walls, with flat roofs and pitched
Building-integrated photovoltaics
Building-integrated_photovoltaics
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wyndham and his wife had 12 sons and 2 daughters. The first two roofs, within a flat-roofed pavilion, were completed and occupied in February 1830, although
Dalwood_House
Village in eastern Qinghai, China
"typically Tibetan: a single-storied rectangular structure with a broad, flat roof situated around a paved courtyard with no windows in the outside walls
Taktser
Historic radio station building in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
fine detailing of glass up to roof line and exaggerated projection of roof line, to heighten the illusion of the flat roof floating. By 1948, the initial
4BU_Radio_Station_building
Exterior architectural feature
cornice tend to preclude eaves, as an alternate design, both favouring flat roofs and weather-proof walls. Very pronounced overhangs (eaves) are characteristic
Soffit
Circular roofed building in classical architecture
Lawrence, 187–188 NRHP listing Lawrence, 186, posits a second conical roof over the flat roof shown. Yarwood, 47, 50, plan at 51 Yarwood, 52 Dyson, Stephen L
Tholos_(architecture)
Radha Krishna temple in Jaipur, India
structural engineering firm N M Roof Designers (NMRD) Ltd, the Satsang Hall features a reinforced concrete cement (RCC) flat roof with a single span of 119
Govind_Dev_Ji_Temple
Type of earth shelter with ancient origins
Zemlyankas can be partially or fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered with branches or sod, or dug into a hillside. The use of natural
Zemlyanka
Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia
has 8 stories, and is representative of the Chicago school due to the flat roof and brick facade with grids of bay windows. It contains two historic Otis
Imperial_Hotel_(Atlanta)
International Code Council, Inc, Fourth Edition (2020). 2018 International Building Code. ISBN 978-1-60983-735-8. Leader Head images What are Flat Roof Scuppers?
Leader_head
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
specifies a hipped roof. A flat roof, as detailed in Australian Gypsum Products Pty Ltd technical brochures, was constructed. The roof had waterproofing
Julius_Street_Flats
Type of housing in East Germany
This explains the source of the "cross wall construction" name. The flat roof construction is the most visible difference between the Q3A series and
Q3A_Panel_house
Grade II listed church in York, England
a tower at the north-west; this incorporates a porch. The tower has a flat roof and has a brick niche containing a statue of Saint Chad. Externally, the
St_Chad's_Church,_York
United States historic place
one-story masonry building with a steel-framed flat roof. Enclosed walkway (built in 1959): a flat-roofed concrete and brick structure connecting the chapel
Villa Maria (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Villa_Maria_(Grand_Rapids,_Michigan)
2009 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event
Lethal Lockdown match, which was contested inside a steel structure with a flat roof; in this match, Team Jarrett defeated Team Angle. Two featured bouts were
TNA_Lockdown_(2009)
Architectural style that emerged in the 1960s
mansard roof form as an obviously flat, false front. Another alternative to the flat roofs of modernism would exaggerate a traditional roof to call even
Postmodern_architecture
Swiss-French architect (1887–1965)
eliminates dark and damp parts of the house. The Roof Terrace. The sloping roof is replaced by a flat roof; the roof can be used as a garden, for promenades,
Le_Corbusier
Structure in Iranian and Islamic architecture
side. At Persepolis, however, the apadāna takes the form of a veranda (a flat roof held up by columns rather than a vault) but is still open to the elements
Iwan
Church in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
housing the bell was placed on the ground next to the church which had a flat roof. However, the five stained-glass windows designed by Lambert, which can
Church of the Holy Rosary, Kuala Lumpur
Church_of_the_Holy_Rosary,_Kuala_Lumpur
Historic district in Michigan, United States
Marquette Building) in 1906. The Murphy Building is six stories tall, with a flat roof, and is constructed of brick and terra cotta. The front facade is divided
Detroit_Financial_District
Historic house in Two Rivers, Wisconsin
sloped roof allowed snow to slide off. By contrast, Wright's design entirely disregarded the climate and terrain, and one author wrote that the flat roof, outdoor
Bernard_Schwartz_House
United States historic place
narrow concrete blocks with a hipped roof. The drive-through was set on piers. The greasing facility has a flat roof with parapet and elaborate coping.
Littleton_Main_Street
Australian architect (1860–1923)
of these houses are known to still exist, though one no longer has a flat roof. One, no longer in existence, in Bannerman Street Neutral Bay, was the
Henry_Austin_Wilshire
Architecture manifesto by Le Corbusier (1927)
concrete construction creates a flat roof that "demands ... systematic utilization for domestic purposes," i.e., a roof garden or terrace (Point 2). The
"Five Points of a New Architecture"
"Five_Points_of_a_New_Architecture"
Chernobyl Power Plant protective housing
that are to be demolished fall into several broad material types: Steel Flat (roof panels) Three-dimensional (pipes, trusses, beams) Reinforced concrete
Chernobyl New Safe Confinement
Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement
Houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
pitched-roof bedroom wing joining a flat-roofed living-dining-kitchen area centered on a large masonry fireplace. A carport with one end of its roof resting
Marshall_Erdman_Prefab_Houses
House partially or entirely surrounded by earth
still important. Therefore, earth shelters do not tend to have flat roofs. A flat roof is also less resistant to the weight of the earth. It is common
Earth_shelter
Architecture of the Baroque era in France
modeled on those used for the Renaissance-style Lescot Wing. It had a flat roof concealed by a balustrade, with a triangular pediment in the center over
French_Baroque_architecture
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
bracing is also used between the foundation and the second floor. The flat roof was built similarly to the floor slabs and could carry a live load of
Flatiron_Building
FLAT ROOF
FLAT ROOF
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly East Anglia)
English (chiefly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived on a flat, a patch of level or low-lying ground (Old Norse flat, flǫt).South German : variant of Flath 2.
Male
Russian
(Филат) Pet form of Russian Feofilakt, FILAT means "God-guard."
Boy/Male
Japanese
Flat and level field.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Till End
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia) and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English (East Anglia) and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for someone who grew, sold, or treated flax for weaving into linen cloth, from (respectively) Middle English flax, German Flachs.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Flat Meadow
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Flat Lands
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English fÅde ‘child’, literally ‘that which is fed’, from Old English fÅda ‘food’.
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Flat Clearing
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese
Flat Grassland
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Flat Meadow
Male
Celtic
, Mars.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Flat Clearing
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Flat Meadow
Boy/Male
Native American
Flat iron.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Even-tempered, flat country.
Boy/Male
Greek
Flat footed.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Flat Meadow
FLAT ROOF
FLAT ROOF
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Long-Beard
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lover of song
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
A Star
Girl/Female
Hindu
Green, Covered in greenery, A river
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : habitational name from a lost place near Halifax, apparently named with the medieval personal name Marg(ar)et (see Margeson) + northern Middle English royd ‘clearing’ (Old English rod).
Girl/Female
Indian
Happy
Boy/Male
Tamil
Thavanesh | தாவாநேஷ
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sarva Mangala | ஸரà¯à®µÂ மஂகலாÂ
Lord Shivas wife
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dáire, DERRY means "fertile, fruitful."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of the People
FLAT ROOF
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superl.
Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.
superl.
Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.
n.
The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge.
n.
A flat stone used for paving.
v. t.
To make flat; to flatten; to level.
v. t.
To lay with flags of flat stones.
n.
Plain; flat; level.
n.
The flat or broad side of a sword.
n.
Something broad and flat in form
superl.
Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.
v. t.
To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train.
a.
Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.
adv.
In a flat manner; directly; flatly.
superl.
Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste.
superl.
Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.
v. i.
A float board. See Float board (below).
adv.
Level with the ground; flat.
v. i.
To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
n.
A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
superl.
Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat.